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Fire Breaks Out at Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj

A massive fire broke out at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj on January 19, 2025. The incident occurred in Sector 19 due to a gas cylinder explosion. The...

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Maha Kumbh 2025: 400 million devotees expected at the Largest Human Gathering on Earth

Prayagraj, India: In a spectacular display of faith, belief and ancient spiritual traditions, the world...

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2 cases of HMPV virus detected in babies in Karnataka, who have no international travel history

New Delhi: India has detected its first cases of the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) which...

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India Takes a Giant Leap: The Nation’s First Space Docking Mission Successfully Launched

On December 30, 2024, India achieved yet another monumental milestone in its illustrious space...

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Manmohan Singh, architect of India’s economic reforms, passes away at 92

New Delhi: Dr. Manmohan Singh, India’s former Prime Minister and a key architect of...

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Fire Breaks Out at Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj

A massive fire broke out at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj on January 19, 2025. The incident occurred in Sector 19 due to...

Maha Kumbh 2025: 400 million devotees expected at the Largest Human Gathering on Earth

Prayagraj, India: In a spectacular display of faith, belief and ancient spiritual traditions, the world is set to witness the largest human gathering on earth...

2 cases of HMPV virus detected in babies in Karnataka, who have no international travel history

New Delhi: India has detected its first cases of the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) which is currently sweeping through China. In an alarming development, the...

India Takes a Giant Leap: The Nation’s First Space Docking Mission Successfully Launched

On December 30, 2024, India achieved yet another monumental milestone in its illustrious space exploration journey by launching its first-ever space docking mission. A...

Manmohan Singh, architect of India’s economic reforms, passes away at 92

New Delhi: Dr. Manmohan Singh, India’s former Prime Minister and a key architect of the country’s liberalised economy, passed away on Thursday at the...

20 Years of Indian Ocean Tsunami : UNESCO leads in building ‘tsunami ready’ communities across India

Imagine you were a small child or an adult living in a rural coastal village in eastern India when the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami...

The Hidden Cost of Disruptions: Why Parliament Must Refocus on Governance

The Parliament is the heartbeat of democracy, tasked with addressing national priorities through debate and decision-making. However, recent sessions in India have been marred...

Remembering Tabla Maestro Zakir Hussain: A Rhythmic Genius Who Left a Lasting Legacy

The world has lost a true musical genius, as Zakir Hussain, the legendary tabla player, passed away at the age of 73. He had...

Bengaluru Techie’s Tragic Suicide Highlights Marital Harassment Allegations

In a heartbreaking incident, a Bengaluru-based tech professional ended his life, leaving behind a lengthy 24-page suicide note that detailed allegations of harassment and...

Delhi chokes as most polluted city in the world

Delhi is choking as the air quality index (AQI) stood at 418 on Thursday, posing life-threatening risks, making India's capital the most polluted city...

Namaste Trump, Howdy Modi once again!

A Donald Trump Presidency 2.0 is shaking the world and India for its part is preparing to play a major role in the increasingly...

PM Modi, Xi Jinping hold first bilateral meeting in 5 years

Kazan: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held their first bilateral meeting at the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia today. The meeting...

PM Narendra Modi says India has democratised digital technology at India Mobile Congress

The prestigious India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2024 commenced in the Capital today. As the eighth edition of Asia's largest technology fest, IMC was inaugurated...

Swachh Bharat Mission: 60,000-70,000 infant deaths averted a year, shows Nature study

The construction of toilets under the government’s “Swachh Bharat Mission” was a factor in averting around 60,000 to 70,000 infant deaths annually between 2011...

India’s second nuclear submarine INS Arighaat commissioned

India’s second nuclear submarine, the Arighaat, was commissioned into the Indian Navy on Thursday at Visakhapatnam. The submarine has undergone extensive trials over the...

India’s Shame: A brutal rape and murder, when will this horror end?

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Hindenburg 2.0: Allegations SEBI Chairperson, her husband had hidden offshore funds with Adani Links

US based Hindenburg Research, which had previously shorted Adani Groups stocks on January 2023, has now made explosive allegations that whistleblower documents have shown...

Election Commission announces bypolls to 12 Rajya Sabha seats in 9 states

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday announced the schedule for bye-election to 12 Rajya Sabha seats in Assam, Bihar, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh,...

More than 360 dead in Kerala Landslides, many more missing

At least 360 people have died and many more are missing after massive landslides struck the hilly areas near Meppadi in Kerala’s Wayanad district...

Ahom dynasty’s 700-yr old ‘Moidams’ becomes UNESCO World Heritage site

Moidams – a mound-burial system of the Ahom dynasty in Assam – have been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site during the 46th...

No Re-NEET exam : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a plea to order a re-test for NEET UG, 2024, finding that the materials available on record do...

PM Modi Announces One Million Dollar Grant To UNESCO World Heritage Centre

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the UNESCO 46th Session of the World Heritage Committee at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi today. India...

Massive floods disrupt normal life in India, 79 people dead

Massive floods have swept through large parts of India killing scores of people, wildlife and affecting millions of others. Large-scale rescue operations are under...

Jagannath Rath Yatra 2024: क्यों रथ यात्रा के दिन भगवान जाते हैं भक्तों से मिलने

7 जुलाई की शाम को शुरू होगी यात्रा, 8 को गुंडिचा मंदिर पहुंचेंगे रथ, 1971 में भी ऐसा हुआ था जगन्नाथ यानी कि जगत के...

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The National Testing Agency or the NTA has been grabbing headlines off late but for all the wrong reasons. Whether it be the controversy...

Summer of deaths: what’s the real death toll in India due to heatwave?

The Union health ministry reported that 143 people across India had succumbed to heatstroke this summer, based on confirmed data from states as of...

Nalanda: the Great Ancient University breathes a new life in a new campus

Nalanda, one of the greatest centres of learning in the ancient world, breathes a new life today as the new campus of the acclaimed...

Why Kavach is stuck on a slow track?

The recent railway accident in West Bengal in which a goods train collided into the Kanchanjungha Express, leaving 10 dead and 40 injured, has...

India boiling under third straight year of severe heatwaves

Searing heat gripped India earlier than usual for the third summer in a row, with vast swathes stewing in humid conditions. As climate change...

Photos: PM Modi’s Banaras

On 13 May, the Indian Prime Minister held a massive road show on the streets of Banaras, once again demonstrating that in the holy...

Lok Sabha elections see decreased voter turnout amidst harsh weather conditions

New Delhi: The second phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections recorded a voter turnout of 66.7 percent, which marks a decline from the...

CAA rules decoded: Full details about criteria, clauses and procedures for citizenship

The ministry of home affairs notified the Citizenship Amendment Rules. The rules will now facilitate minorities facing persecution on religious grounds in Pakistan, Bangladesh,...

Biggest opposer to UNSC reforms is not a western nation, says Jaishankar

There is an imminent need for a “radical change” in the global order but the biggest opposer to the UNSC reforms is not a...

Raisina Dialogue 2024: ‘Makes sense to give Russia multiple options’, FM Jaishankar on Russia-China ties

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that countries in Asia, including China, should engage more with Russia, a country with an enormous tradition of...

Vibrant Gujarat Summit: India’s Richest pledge billions in investment

Top industrialists, including Reliance Industries Ltd Chairman Mukesh Ambani, Adani Group founder Gautam Adani and Suzuki Motor Corp. President Toshihiro Suzuki, unveiled investment plans...

At the high table: On the Raisina Dialogue

At the ninth edition of the annual Raisina Dialogue, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar called India a “bridging power”, a country seeking common ground...

Raisina Dialogue: Greece PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis says, India is a great power on the world stage

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 21 Februray inaugurated the 9th Edition of the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, joined...

World leaders unite to navigate polycrisis, emphasizing urgency for collective environmental action at WSDS 2024

Amid the deepening climate crisis, the world today is looking up to leaders who can accelerate the implementation of sustainable development goals (SDGs). A...

The GST story – Many Hits, Few Misses

The introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India on July 1, 2017, marked a significant milestone in the country’s economic history....

Sheikh Hasina sworn in as Bangladesh PM for 5th Term

Hasina’s ruling Awami League party won nearly three-quarters of elected seats in parliament, with allied parties and friendly independent candidates making up nearly all...

Aamir Khan’s daughter ties the knot with Nupur Shikhare in Udaipur

After solemnizing their relationship via a registered marriage, actor Aamir Khan’s daughter Ira Khan has tied the knot with her long-time beau Nupur Shikhare...

India needs $10.1 trillion for Net Zero Goal

G20 Sherpa and former NITI Aayog chief executive Amitabh Kant said that India requires a colossal investment of $10.1 trillion to achieve its net-zero...

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India conquers the sun after landing on the Moon: through successful Aditya L1 mission

After the historic achievement of being the first country to achieve a soft landing on the moon’s south polar region by Chandrayaan 3, ISRO...

When children have children: A stark reality in India

India accounts for a staggering one-third of the world’s child marriages. A harrowing statistic reveals that every minute, three young girls are married off...

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